Tokenized stocks, explained
Guides updated
Understand what a stock token represents, how it behaves, and what to check before relying on it. These guides combine issuer and regulatory sources with the same registry that powers the Tokenzo dashboard — 2,865 instruments across 11 issuers and 16 chains. Registry coverage is a dated snapshot, not a guarantee of backing or availability.
Start here
- What are tokenized stocks?What you actually own, how it tracks the share price, and what it is not.
- Who issues tokenized stocks?All 11 issuers side by side — size, chains, dividends, splits, redemption and availability.
- Issuer directoryA page per issuer: what it deploys, where, and how it treats dividends and corporate actions.
- Perp funding and the delta-neutral hedgeHold the token, short the perp: how funding can pay a hedged position, why the 14-day average is the number to read, and the ways the trade goes wrong.
Mechanics, comparisons, and safety
How tokenized stocks workFollow a tokenized stock from custody and issuance to trading and redemption, including backing, share multipliers, and price differences.
Which blockchains offer tokenized stocks?Explore tokenized-stock chain coverage from Tokenzo’s registry, including Solana, Ethereum, and EVM networks, with custody and bridge caveats.
Dividends and corporate actionsHow tokenized stocks handle dividends, reinvestment, splits, mergers, and share multipliers, with worked examples and issuer sources.
Tokenized stocks vs CFDsCompare tokenized stocks and stock CFDs: legal claims, custody, leverage, holding costs, dividends, trading hours, and investor protections.
Tokenized stocks vs stock perpetualsUnderstand stock tokens versus stock perpetual futures, including funding payments, margin, mark prices, liquidation, and corporate actions.
How to verify a tokenized stock is genuineA practical verification checklist: issuer, blockchain, exact contract address, backing documents, controls, liquidity, and redemption eligibility.
Regulation: SEC, MiCA, and who can hold whatHow tokenized securities fit US and EU frameworks, why MiCA is not a stock-token approval, and how to separate holding, trading, and redemption eligibility.